Summary -The program is an option writing program. Due to unusually favorable market conditions during 2009 performance has been well above target. It should not be expected that this level of return is sustainable. All 2009 results have been audited and verified, for details see www.ckplomax.com
Investments After careful evaluation of fundamentals, indicators and chart analyses markets are selected. In each market, strike prices and number of contracts are selected and short-term options are written as outrights in trending markets or as strangles in non-trending markets. A trading account with the described option trading strategy can be co-margined with an existing futures trading account managed by a different CTA.
Risk Management Tight risk management is applied by daily calculating portfolio risk and setting tight soft or hard stops (2.5% of NAV per position), continuous market observation, evaluation of fundamentals, charts and indicators.
Strategy (它的策略)
Fundamental 0% Trend-following 0% Counter-trend 0% Option-writing 90.00% Option-purchasing 0% Option-spreads 10.00% Seasonal/cyclical 0% Spreading/hedging 0% Arbitrage 0% Other 0%
CKP MASTERS PROGRAM - Investment Methodology The CKP MASTERS PROGRAM is an option writing method that targets a monthly profit according to the risk tolerance of the client. Clients with a high tolerance and a high profit target would select the "aggressive" version of the program which works with margin to equity ratios of 50% or higher. Clients with lower risk tolerance and a lower profit target would select the "conservative" version which operates with 30% or less margin to equity ratio. The option trading can be combined with a futures trading program by a second CTA in a second, parallel notional account.
The program trades in markets of sufficiently high or declining volatility. In range-bound markets CKP will generally just write wide strangles. In trending markets CKP will either write single options behind the trend, or will establish low risk, hedged ratio spreads that benefit from a continuing trend. When fundamental and technical analyses agree that a certain UC is range-bound, but moving in waves between support and resistance levels, neutral strangles will be written. CKP is using stops on exposed positions, either on the option itself, or, at lower option liquidity, on the UC. In the conservative version no single position exceeds 10% of account equity, while in the aggressive version this can reach 30% or more. Risk for both versions is managed tightly and portfolio risk is updated daily.
Futures trading can be carried out in a parallel account by a CTA selected by the client. The option trading account is co-margined with the futures trading account.